For the 76ers, Saturday’s game could be perceived as a veritable no-win situation.

Ending their epically lengthy slide would certainly call off the herd of national media that have begun following the Sixers, but it would not expunge their name from the record books.

The damage has been done. The Sixers (15-57), who are tied for the longest losing streak in NBA history, with a 26-game skid, will host the Detroit Pistons Saturday at Wells Fargo Center.

“We’re going through a period where we have people looking at us,” Sixers coach Brett Brown said.

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“It gets a little frustrating, but we try not to pay attention to it,” guard James Anderson told reporters Thursday in Houston, after the Sixers’ latest loss. “It’s tough. We have a lot of people talking about it, so it’s hard to ignore it. We’re in a rebuilding process. We have a lot of guys who are fighting for a job next year and we’re going to continue to improve and fight the rest of the year.”

By the time the Sixers tip off against Detroit, they will have gone exactly two months to the day without a win, dating to Evan Turner’s mid-range jumper Jan. 29 that beat the clock and the Boston Celtics, 93-92.

Ever since, the Sixers have been in a tailspin.

Nineteen of their 26 consecutive losses have come by double-digit margins, including nine that have been by 20 or more points. Already owners of the franchise’s losing-streak mark, the Sixers could surpass the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom they are tied for the league record. What’s more, a loss to the Pistons would equal a league record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks for the lengthiest home losing streak, which sits at 19.

“Not even thinking about it. At the end of the day, it is what it is,” the Sixers’ Thaddeus Young told reporters. “Our main focus is just basically trying to keep going out there, continuing to play hard and figuring out how to get wins.

Michael Carter-Williams is in the same camp as Young.

Following Thursday’s game, a 120-98 loss to the Houston Rockets, Carter-Williams said he addressed his teammates in the locker room regarding their morale, a gesture for which the rookie point guard drew praise from Brown.

“I just think, during the game, a couple guys had long faces — including myself. I found myself a little down,” Carter-Williams said to reporters. “I don’t want anyone in this locker room feeling bad for themselves. I just told them, each and every game from here on out, we have to come out swinging.

“We can’t give up and-1s. We’ve got to put people on the floor a little bit. We have to fight every single day, whether it’s practice or games. It’s important we don’t get down on ourselves and we give up because we have a certain amount of losses. I felt I needed to speak my peace and make sure our guys are still upbeat.”

Whether Carter-Williams’ pep talk made a difference is unclear, as the Sixers took the day off Friday and did not practice following their three-game roadtrip. They’ll reconvene Saturday morning for shootaround and gather how they should attack Detroit, which might be a tad sluggish. The Pistons, who hosted Miami Friday, have posted a 6-10 record in the second game of back-to-back scenarios.

Maybe that will be to the Sixers’ benefit. Or maybe Saturday’s game will end in a fashion similar to the 26 that came before it.

“Me, personally, I’m just trying to figure out how we can get a win,” Young said. “That’s all I really care about, is winning.”